Pool Practice???

GoWakeboard · Posted: Jun 08, 2006 12:02 pm Post subject: Pool Practice???

Is there anyway you could practice you tricks in the pool? if so let me know what you guys do.
Thanks

Ian_82 · Addict Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 803 City: Longview, WA

i go off the diving board. doesnt really help out with anything, but its a good way to learn backflips and other inverts, without worrying about snapping your neck on the tramp.

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

Yeah, that's about the only thing. Off the diving board for learning invert awareness.

It's difficult looking at a big pool of glassy water and not being able to board on it but I haven't thought of a practical way to do that..

Ian_82 · Addict Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 803 City: Longview, WA

i actually had an idea a while ago.

you know the little "lap" pools that are real small and have those jets for resistance, so you swim in place? i wonder if (it would be spendy) you could make something like that a bit bigger, and attach the rope to a wall, and use it to A. teach beginners to get up without wasting boat time for others, B. work on endurance, length of riding time, riding fundamentals, riding switch, C. just being able to carve some when you cant get on the boat, D. work on surface tricks.

it may be impractical, and spendy, but it was just an idea that popped into my head. i dont see why it wouldnt work. kindof like one of those surfing/bodyboarding things they have at a lot of waterparks. it could be marketed to cable parks, or even boardshops so people could test ride products at the store/shop instead of having the product leave the property of the store.

please dont steal my idea, ill gladly accept a business partner however, lol.

jpminter · Posted: Jun 08, 2006 12:54 pm Post subject:

in on of those machines for swimming, the water moves (just guessing) like 3-4 miles per hour or something. if one were made for wakeboarding it would have to move like 20mph. that's a lot of water being displaced and what happens when you fall? you'd get pinned to the back of the enclosure.

jamesriver-rider · Posted: Jun 08, 2006 1:02 pm Post subject:

yea dude I think just about everybody had this idea..... Wink

Mangobutter · Newbie Joined: 08 Aug 2005 Posts: 11 City: sacramento

while that would be awsome, if you fell and got pinned against the wall behind you it wouldnt then. Cool idea though.

QNev · Posted: Jun 08, 2006 8:48 pm Post subject:

jpminter, Hah I had a post on that a while ago Razz

Pics and everything! Laughing

http://forums.wakeboarder.com/viewtopic.php?t=55128

jpminter · Posted: Jun 09, 2006 4:02 am Post subject:

QNev, lol, nice pic. I usually don't check out the forums too much until I start riding for the year. It gets me too bummed about not being able to ride.

narxs70 · Criminal Joined: 05 Jun 2006 Posts: 69 City: Beaver Lake

QNev, that is one sweet pic in there. haha. great for surface tricks not for wake tricks. may be good for a camp or something but you would lose your in water training. it's like training to drive using a driving simulator.

STRwakeSC · Newbie Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 42

Well if you could have a cut off/ drain switch. When you fall its like a cord on a treadmill. Cuts the power/ water and then it could purge or something to get rid of the remaining force.

vawakemonster · Posted: Jun 09, 2006 1:31 pm Post subject:

how about the back end like a zero entry type pool so it pushes you shallow and then a grate in the shallow the water moves through so you cna satnd yes the water keeps going through the grate and the pool floow would ahve to be soft and not abrasive to avoid bruises and cuts!

-Erik

QNev · Posted: Jun 09, 2006 5:04 pm Post subject:

STRwakeSC, like that lever on lawn mower handles maybe Razz

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

If you want a stationary wave get on a flowrider. Really this is where it is boiling down to. Just be prepared to drop a couple hundred grand.

Ian_82 · Addict Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 803 City: Longview, WA

dirtyohioriver · Criminal Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 80 City: Cincinnati

WINCH, WINCH, WINCH, WINCH

Wolf · Posted: Jun 11, 2006 8:18 am Post subject:

QNev · Posted: Jun 11, 2006 10:00 am Post subject:

Maybe like that surf wave in that Wave House thing Idea

With High density foam on the bottom in the shape of a wake. The only problem is that you won't have any pull when in the air...

Wolf · Posted: Jun 11, 2006 10:30 am Post subject: